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Charmaine Macmuiris: Carmarthen murder accused to be kept in custody | This is South Wales : A man accused of the Christmas Day killing of a Carmarthen woman has been remanded in custody. David Thomas O'Sullivan, 28, was charged last week with the murder of mother-of-three and grandmother-of-one Charmaine Macmuiris.

Update to Meeting with the Thai Authorities | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Following the meetings held with the Thai Authorities last week, to discuss the murder of Kirsty Jones in 2000, detectives were pleased with the outcome of discussions and are hopeful that progress can be made. Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins said “I am very encouraged by the content of the discussions with Police Colonel Songsak Raksaksakul, who is the Director of Transnational Crime for the Department of Special Investigations and the officer who is now leading the investigation."

BBC News - Kirsty Jones murder: DNA focus for Thai police A senior detective said he is more optimistic than ever that Thai police will catch the killer of a backpacker from Powys. Kirsty Jones, 23, from Tredomen, near Brecon, was raped and strangled at a guesthouse in Chiang Mai in 2000. The head of CID at Dyfed-Powys Police said investigations are now focused on a DNA profile recovered from the scene.

Update on Meeting with the Thai Authorities | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police flew out to Bangkok on the weekend to meet with officers from the Department of Special Investigation in Thailand. They wanted to ensure that the Authorities were still committed to finding the offender who murdered Kirsty Jones in Chiang Mai in August 2000. Speaking after the meeting, Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins said, “We have had a very positive meeting with the Director General and Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) today. We have been able to secure their continued commitment to search for and bring to justice the person who murdered Kirsty Jones.

Detectives return to Thailand | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police are meeting with officials from the Thai Authorities in Chiang Mai next week to discuss the progress being made in the investigation into the murder of Kirsty Jones, a student from Brecon that took place in August 2000. With the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Interpol, Dyfed Powys Police have continued to support the investigation in an effort to bring it to a successful conclusion.

Suspect in court over killing of pensioner | This is South Wales A man has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of a Carmarthenshire grandmother. Darren Martin Jackson, 26, of Bryndulais in Llanllwni, appeared in Llanelli Magistrates' Court for a brief first hearing yesterday.

Police charge man for Llanllwni murder | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Dyfed-Powys Police can confirm that they have charged Darren Martin Jackson, 26, with the murder and rape of Irene Lawless, 67, who was found dead at her home address in Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire on Monday 23rd January 2012.

BBC News - Man 26, quizzed over Llanllwni murder of Irene Lawless Police are continuing to question a 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 67-year-old woman was found in a Carmarthenshire village. Irene Lawless was found dead at her home, where she lived alone, at Llanllwni on Monday,